2023-05-24 04:24:00
He has it difficult, but he is in the ointment, a being that clearly indicates the stellar status that he is beginning to acquire Jordi Fernandez in the NBA. The Spanish coach is one of the 4 finalists in the fight for the position of head coach of the Phoenix Suns, which has been vacant since the dismissal of Monty Williams.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski (ESPN), Fernández will have to fight for the position with two coaches who were already NBA champions, Doc Rivers y Nick Nursewho recently left the Sixers and Raptors, as well as Phoenix assistant Kevin Young.
Nurse is also a finalist to fight for the position of coach of the Milwaukee Bucks.
These 4 coaches are the ones who will face the final round of interviews this week with the aim of occupying a very sweet spot, since Phoenix is a leading team with Kevin Durant, Kevin Booker, Chris Paul y Deandre Ayton in their ranks.
It seems complicated that a team whose roster includes heavyweights like Durant or Paul is going to be coached by a coach like Fernández with no experience of leading teams in the NBA, but we must insist that being on this list is already a great achievement for him. Catalan coach, who began his relationship with the NBA at a very young age.
Fernández, born in the very basketball-loving Badalona 40 years ago, worked in player development at the Cleveland Cavaliers from 2009 to 2013, then he was head coach in the Canton Charge G League, later he spent 6 seasons (2016-2022) working as assistant of Michael Malone with the Denver Nuggets and this season took over as associate head coach at the refreshing Sacramento Kings, where he serves as the right-hand man for Mike Brown.
A very long and successful career in the NBA that places the Spaniard, who has also worked with Spain’s senior and under-19 teams, in a very prestigious position in the best league in the world.
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